Skvernelis

Saulius Skvernelis, former prime minister and former speaker of the Seimas, is currently facing criminal charges in a major corruption investigation involving the State Plant Service. Prosecutors allege that between June and November 2025, Skvernelis accepted at least 51,000 euros in cash bribes through an intermediary, his former advisor Agnė Silickienė. He is suspected of providing political favouritism in exchange for these funds, including shielding the agency from scrutiny and influencing staff appointments. Investigators assigned him the alias Krabas in case records. Skvernelis has denied all allegations, stating he never negotiated or accepted bribes. Following a request from the Prosecutor General, the Seimas voted to lift his legal immunity in 2026. Skvernelis has since suspended his party membership and withdrawn from his parliamentary group. If convicted under Article 225, Paragraph 3 of the Criminal Code, he faces a mandatory prison sentence of two to eight years. The broader investigation into the State Plant Service involves 15 suspects and total alleged bribes exceeding 1.1 million euros.